Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) announced legislation to be introduced in the House and Senate to restore pension guarantees for thousands of retired union workers, undoing pension cuts that were included in a spending bill during the 2014 lame-duck Congress. They were joined by union leaders, pension advocates and retirees as well as co-sponsors of the House bill Reps. Tim Ryan and Brendan Boyle.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) recognized the Members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture for their landmark vote for an appropriations bill that would allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to move forward with a proposed rule protecting the First Amendment rights of America’s chicken farmers.
Research-based estimates suggest lower algal bloom threat than in 2014
Failed TAA deal would have paved the way for Fast-Track, Top Secret TPP
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) today reiterated her support for broad-ranging efforts to reduce nutrient loading into Lake Erie. The Congresswoman applauded the Mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative for acting this week to support recommendations for a 40 percent reduction in nutrient loading into Lake Erie from all sources including agriculture, cities, and industry in the effort to restore the health of Lake Erie.
Ukrainian pilot and Member of Parliament illegally held by Russian authorities since July 2014 in violation of the Minsk Agreement
Requires public review period before any deal can be considered for “Fast-Track” authority
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), co-chair for the Great Lakes Task Force in the House of Representatives, came out strongly against a last-minute amendment that would rob $3 million from the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, a 10 percent cut to the organization’s funding for the coming year.
Washington, D.C.– Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) will co-host a Congressional briefing on Wednesday to discuss provisions of a USDA proposed rule to protect farmers from industry retaliation and past efforts to block the rule from being implemented. The briefing will feature a panel discussion including:
- Christopher Leonard, former Associated Press reporter and author of “The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business”
Ohio Member calls necessary program clear evidence U.S. trade policies are failing American workers
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today issued a stinging rebuke of U.S. trade policies following news that workers laid off at U.S. Steel’s Lorain Tubular Operations and at Lorain Northern Railroad have been determined to be eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).